A 49-year-old Newark man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 29-year-old woman in Harrison while holding a fake gun to her head on Monday.
JERSEY CITY -- A 49-year-old Newark man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Harrison while holding a fake gun to her head on Monday.
According to a criminal complaint, Ramon L. Torres threatened to shoot the 29-year-old victim "in the head if (name omitted) did not perform oral sex on the defendant, while holding a gun to her head, putting (name omitted) in imminent fear of death."
He is also charged with aggravated sexual assault, attempted aggravated sexual assault, and making terroristic threats, as well as weapons offense related to the fake handgun, the document states.
An official said the alleged incidents occurred inside a residence.
Torres made his first court appearance on the charges this afternoon with the help of a Spanish translator in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.
When asked by CJP Judge Margaret Marley if Torres needed any medical attention, he responded "Yes, for my nose."
Torres' bail was to be set by a superior court judge with an attorney from the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office's Special Victims Unit present.
